The owner of the long shadow

Author: Jane Webster Category: Novel Number of pages: 236 pages Overview: The original novel The Little Shadow Owner was written in 1912, and since then it has been a source of inspiration for readers, writers, and artists alike. The book The Little Shadow Owner has been adapted many times into theatrical and musical performances, films, series, and even cartoons. Jane Webster narrates in this novel the adventure of Judy Abbott, who left the orphanage because one of the guardians decided to take responsibility for her education after noticing her exceptional talent in writing, especially humorous writing, and her insistence on happiness as a choice in life, not a birthright. This novel is considered the counter-text to all fairy tales. It slowly and gently debunks the story of the princess trapped in the tower waiting for a prince to rescue her. And if there is a savior who appears at the beginning of the work, in the form of a long, unknown shadow, then we will follow together Judy’s path as she leaves her guardianship, makes her own decisions, and grows in ways no one could have imagined.